Springfield Climate -- Warm Season Records

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Since 1879

**Hottest Temperatures on Record**
TEMPERATURE (°F)	DATE
112	July 14, 1954
110	July 14, 1936
108	August 8, 1934 August 9, 1934 July 12, 1936 July 13, 1936
107	July 22, 1901 July 24, 1934 July 15, 1936
106	July 21, 1901 August 4, 1918 July 20, 1934 July 21, 1934 July 22, 1934 July 27, 1936 August 18, 1936 July 12, 1954 July 12, 1966 July 13, 1966

Highest Dew Point (since 1973)

DEW POINT (°F)	DATE
83	August 4, 2008

**Highest Heat Index (since 1973)**
HEAT INDEX	DATE
120	July 15, 1980
117	July 13, 1995 July 14, 1980 July 8, 1980 July 7, 1980
116	August 3, 1987 July 13, 1981 July 19, 1980 July 12, 1980 July 9, 1980 July 1, 1980
115	July 24, 2016 August 2, 1987
NOTE: Based on hourly temperature and dew point observations, since this is not directly measured.

Days At or Above 90°

Most

Year

Least

Year

70

1936

4

1904

68

1934

5

2004

64

1913

6

1882, 1889, 1950

63

1944, 2012

7

1915, 2008

62

1933, 1983

9

1884, 1951, 1992

**Days At or Above 100°**
Most Days	Year	Longest Period Below 100°	Year
29	1936	15 years	1996-2010
18	1934	11 years	1879-1889
11	2012	10 years	1891-1900
10	1931	9 years	1902-1910
9	1954	9 years	1955-1963 2013-2021

**Consecutive Days of Highs 90° or Above**
Number of Days	Dates	Highest Temperature During Period
22	June 28-July 19, 1921	100 on July 13
21	August 8-28, 1936	106 on August 18
21	July 11-31, 1916	102 on July 29
20	July 9-28, 1901	107 on July 22
18	July 19-August 5, 1940	102 on July 25
18	July 2-19, 1936	110 on July 14
18	July 17-August 3, 1987	100 on August 2-3

**Consecutive Days of Highs 100° or Higher**
Number of Days	Dates
12	July 4-15, 1936
6	July 9-14, 1966
6	July 25-30, 1916
6	Aug. 21-26, 1936
6	July 20-25, 1934

**Earliest and Latest Occurrences of Indicated Temperatures**
Temperature	Earliest 1st Occurrence	Latest 1st Occurrence	Latest Last Occurrence
70	Jan. 7, 1907	Apr. 24, 1984	Dec. 28, 1984
80	Mar. 3, 1974	May 28, 1919	Nov. 4, 1978
90	Mar. 21, 1907	Aug. 15, 2000	Oct. 11, 1962
100	May 31, 1934	Several years without 100 deg.	Sep. 29, 1953

**Monthly Records for Highs 90 Degrees or Higher**
MAY	JUNE	JULY	AUGUST	SEPTEMBER
11 days (1962)	23 days (1933, 1934)	28 days (2012)	27 days (1947)	17 days (1931)
10 days (1977)	20 days (1971)	27 days (1901)	22 days (1936)	16 days (1939)
9 days (1911, 1944, 1987)	18 days (1944, 1953)	26 days (1916)	21 days (1900, 1983, 2007)	14 days (1897)
8 days (1934, 1941)	17 days (1952)	25 days (1921, 1936)	19 days (1913, 1995)	13 days (1933, 2005)
7 days (1921)	16 days (1913, 1954, 1963)	24 days (1983)	18 days (1937, 1955, 2012)	12 days (1925, 1971)

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